GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |